IT House January 26 news, Windows 11 adopts an annual update, the next major feature update will be called 22H2 or "Sun Valley 2", is not expected to be officially released until the fall, but the main feature update can basically be successfully completed in a few days.
Of course, Win11's recent design updates and feature updates are for this version, so the main content of the new version is expected.
Clues that have been unearthed by WindowsLatest suggest that February 4 is the date Microsoft sets the status to "functionally complete." This also means that near-completion functions at this stage will become new features as standard in 22H2, and some designs that are still in the early stages of development will still need to wait longer.
After February 4, all other new features will be added to the Bulid branch for future releases. On the other hand, in the 22H2 version, Microsoft basically no longer adds any content changes.
A few months from this, that is, on March 4, Microsoft will reach the "configuration complete" state, and from then on, The Win11 22H2 is basically finalized, which also means that there will be no major design changes in the new version. For a few months from March to the official release, Microsoft will only do a few tests and bug fixes to prepare for the fall release.
According to sources familiar with development, the Win11 taskbar and other operating system changes should start to appear in future preview releases.
In addition, switching branches will lead to a series of new bugs in future Win11 previews, so it is recommended that those who have joined the Windows Insiders program and do not want to test Dev fancy features switch to the Beta channel in time.
There is plenty of time to test
Various features and significant changes have occurred in the Win11 development branch in recent months, but not all of them will be included in the 22H2 release for now. For now, users will almost certainly get a taste of significantly improved desktop performance and various changes to "settings" in the new version, followed by some major updates to widgets.
On the other hand, the expected makeover of the Win11 taskbar and some other features should appear in future feature updates. Although this is a bit difficult for some users to accept.
It's still a long time before the fall conference, and Microsoft has learned a lot from past releases, so it will explicitly devote most of its time to testing and bug fixes.
In addition, Windows 10 should also be rolling out a minor feature update similar to the November 2021 update. Microsoft has confirmed that the new version will focus on bug fixes and low-level improvements to Windows 10, and while there aren't any new features, it doesn't seem like this stuff is going to be too much for retirement users, and Win10 will still add some particularly important changes to Windows 10 through monthly cumulative updates and Microsoft Store updates.